Rent (Livid)

Parents watching me, Lights is off, can I sleep, Let me dream in peace, quit waking me Violence, arguing, shut the front door, There you go walking out again, this time could be the end, Or will you return once more, Now that all the while, out there, You couldn't find what you were looking for Thoughtless, what was, not this, joyous, is a state of mind, Find cues, too kind, get you through this life Mad, wild, testing theory of this and that and what not, In a child's eye, kept, thought, withheld at bay Accountability, well let's not say, This is just another disturbance in reality, dreaming of another life Over the overwhelming yelling that goes on and on, just keeps going, Relentless, feeling helpless Climbing a tree just to get as high with these leaves, As far away from what was, initially, getting at me Causing me to feel, inside, so angrily, Give me peace, as I breathe, enough of the theory of what was Clearly, can't get away from a memory, that's haunting me, Telling you, telling me, how to live our lives Break out, out, break out, and find yourself, Lost in a cage made for the greats, when you see yourself on stage If you can find a seat, And finally play out the dreams, inside, the very thought, From the beginning, of life Here we are, loving the dream, livid, every single day, every single night, stay livid Don't let them hold you back, stay livid, livid Stay livid